Mystery Heinkel He-111 Photo
Discussion
Guys,
Further to my research into the Bf109E-4 "White 5", I put a request for information on the Sheffield History Forum, and got some great pictures from "MikeD", including this one of a Heinkel He-111 H-1 (I think):
We have no idea where the aircraft in the photo is located, or any other information about it. Does anyone here recognise it, or know of a possible unit? I can just about make out a "7" behind the cross (possibly in red), and of course the light coloured spinners. Apart from the general camo scheme I can't see any other distinguishing features. The triangle on the side is just to indicate the type of fuel used, and is common to many Luftwaffe aircraft (in this case, the number "87" means 87 octane B4 aviation gasoline). VDM is the propeller manufacturer. It looks like the prop wasn't turning when it crashed. The size of the tent makes me think the stbd. wing is also in place.
FWIW. "MikeD" said the photographs(postcards) of the bf109 and The Heinkel were together, and look like the same paper, age etc. Quite a few people remember the Bf109 being in Sheffield (including my Dad and one of his pals), but nobody remembers the Heinkel.
Over to you.
Cheers.
Further to my research into the Bf109E-4 "White 5", I put a request for information on the Sheffield History Forum, and got some great pictures from "MikeD", including this one of a Heinkel He-111 H-1 (I think):
We have no idea where the aircraft in the photo is located, or any other information about it. Does anyone here recognise it, or know of a possible unit? I can just about make out a "7" behind the cross (possibly in red), and of course the light coloured spinners. Apart from the general camo scheme I can't see any other distinguishing features. The triangle on the side is just to indicate the type of fuel used, and is common to many Luftwaffe aircraft (in this case, the number "87" means 87 octane B4 aviation gasoline). VDM is the propeller manufacturer. It looks like the prop wasn't turning when it crashed. The size of the tent makes me think the stbd. wing is also in place.
FWIW. "MikeD" said the photographs(postcards) of the bf109 and The Heinkel were together, and look like the same paper, age etc. Quite a few people remember the Bf109 being in Sheffield (including my Dad and one of his pals), but nobody remembers the Heinkel.
Over to you.
Cheers.
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